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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 57, Issue 4

October 2003

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October 2003

The Gray Areas of Boundary Crossings and Violations

Leonard L. Glass, M.D.

Pages:429–444
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.429

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The term “boundary violation” has become synonymous with unethical practice in psychotherapy, prompting a “black-or-white” view among clinicians and boards of review. But the current conceptual ambiguity about boundary interventions subjects clinicians to ...

October 2003

Psychotherapy of Arab Patients in the West: Uniqueness, Empathy, and “Otherness”

Mohamed A. Sayed, Ph.D.

Pages:445–459
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.445

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The study of Arab patients seeking treatment for their psychological problems in the West has previously been underrepresented in mainstream American journals. Notwithstanding various attempts that deal with Arab Americans as a minority group, there has ...

October 2003

Differential-Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in the Borderline Personality Disorder

Stefan Brunnhuber, M.D.

Pages:460–470
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.460

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Obsessive-compulsive symptoms are clinically unspecific and can be found in numerous disorders. Within the framework of psycho therapeutically treatable illnesses, the classical obsessive-compulsive neurosis can be distinguished from early anancastia in ...

October 2003

Emotions: A Relational View and Its Clinical Applications

Raymond M. Bergner, Ph.D.

Pages:471–490
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.471

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In this paper, three major tasks are undertaken: 1. showing that our traditional understanding of the nature of emotions, which equates them with certain sorts of inherently private affective experiences that are brought about by various causal factors (...

October 2003

An Existentialist Approach to Anorexia Nervosa

Roberto Rusca, M.D.

Pages:491–498
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.491

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Anorexia nervosa is an attempt of the self to refuse itself and devise an other self, with dissolution of the link between the self and the body. Although anorectics are often described as academically capable and attractive, in the author s experience ...

October 2003

Child-Survivors of the Holocaust: Age-specific Traumatization and the Consequences for Therapy

Nathan Durst, Ph.D.

Pages:499–518
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.499

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Keilson was the first who differentiated between various age groups, regarding the relationship between stressful Holocaust situations and their ultimate effect on later life. In this paper I will compare the developmental needs of different age groups ...

October 2003

Family Approach with Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors

Pierre Fossion, M.D.,
Mari-Carmen Rejas, L.M.F.T.,
Laurent Servais, M.D.,
Isy Pelc, M.D., Ph.D.,
Siegi Hirsch, L.C.S.W., L.M.F.T.

Pages:519–527
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.519

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Although the trans generational transmission of Holocaust trauma is now well documented, this subject remains a source of considerable controversy. Moreover, the literature regarding the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors (GHSs, the third generation) is ...

October 2003

Working with Metaphor

Peter A. Sims, M.A.

Pages:528–536
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.528

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This article explores and affirms the importance of metaphor, in both conceptual and poetic thought, and its relevance to the practice of psychotherapy. It examines some of the obstacles commonly encountered as we attempt to become more aware of, and ...

October 2003

Narcissism and Spirituality in Flannery O’Connor’s Stories

Neil Scheurich, M.D.,
Vincent Mullen, M.D.

Pages:537–550
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.4.537

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Virtually any short story by Flannery O’Connor could serve as a poignant case study of narcissism. While narcissism in the guises of ambition and hubris is an ancient literary theme, O’Connor’s protagonists vividly exemplify a syndrome of covert and ...

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